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Legal Authority/Introduction

Practice Guidance

Before a child is committed to the Cabinet or placed in OOHC under the supervision of the Cabinet, the SSW demonstrates to the satisfaction of the court, that reasonable efforts have been made to enable the child to remain at home.

In determining the disposition of all cases brought on behalf of abused, neglected or dependent children, the court considers the child’s best interests when selecting between dispositional alternatives, to include:

Informal adjustment;

Protective order, such as requiring the parent or guardian to abstain from abusive or neglectful conduct towards the child;